Apparently it's a crime to be walking while being black in Sanford, Florida, even in 2012. This coward stalked and murdered this kid because of the color of his skin....nothing more. This is a hate crime and we demand justice be served.

Apparently it's a crime to be walking while being black in Sanford, Florida, even in 2012. This coward stalked and murdered this kid because of the color of his skin....nothing more. This is a hate crime and we demand justice be served.

These two young men made a mistake and they have paid for it. Most of us that have attended college have done things during that time that we may regret doing. The good thing is America is a country that believes in second chances, I hope that these young men make the best of theirs. Now they have to earn playing time and the trust of their coaches and team-mates. Go Tigers!!!

This another bias article written by the Times-Picayune, trying to make a hero out of Nungesser for crying on television. This is the same sorry newspaper that lampooned Ray Nagin when he asked for help after hurricane Katrina. Could it be the color of his skin? Of course it is...funny how the story changes when skin color changes. When ever I think of Plaquemines parish, I think of redneck, inbred, racist and former parish president Leander Perez, may he burn in hell for all eternity. Jindal and Nungesser are both owned by big oil and this is a result of the risk of off shore drilling. So don't get on television when something goes wrong and yell for the federal government to come to the rescue. You want state's rights and small government right...

First Jindal didn't want any help (Stimulus money) now he's begging for the federal government to come to the rescue. James Carvel is a baffoon, all of his ranting makes no sense. If he had any real answers he wouldn't be on television posturing and criticizing the President. What does he expect the President to do? Wave a magic wand and make all of the oil disappear. Our federal government is good at one thing and one thing only. Going to war!! The economy this based upon war. The USA's best and brightest are designing weapons, not trying to solve this problem. So that is why it is left up to BP to solve this problem.....all the government can do is oversee the operation. Many people down here are making a good living working offshore on these oil rigs, and have been for a long time. Unfortunately this is what comes with the territory, lax regulation and greed led to this catastrophe.

The Saints were on fire last night, and they proved to be the better team last night. But the Patriots did make some costly tactical mistakes that cost them the game and gave the Saints confidence. The Patriots should have continued to run the ball, to speed the game up and give Brees less opportunities. On the first drive of the game they ran the ball well and scored a touchdown. After forcing the Saints to punt, Welker had a 40 yard return and they had great field position. Instead of running the ball again and forcing the Saints to stop the run, the Patriots spread the formation and Brady threw that boneheaded interception, that was when the game was lost. Once the crowd got into the game the Saints gained momentum and that was it. Remember the Saints had never won a big game like this before and the crowd was very nervous after that first New England touchdown, they have all seen the Saints loose games like this before. The Patriots have no offensive continuity, they miss Josh McDaniels and even Charlie Weiss as offensive coordinators, and just like Moss mentioned after the game, they are lacking consistency on offensive. Congratulations to the Saints, New Orleans deserves a winner! I remember as a kid watching them play at Tulane stadium, and then in the Superdome they have never looked as good as they did last night.

The Hornets don't have enough players to compete at the highest level in the NBA. George Shinn is too cheap to get the stars that the team needs. Chris Paul will be gone next if they don't up the talent level on that team.

Jindal truly embarrassed the state of Louisiana with his sorry speech last night. How much bad publicity can the state stand? The rest of the country must really think that we have a bunch of idiots running the state. First Blanco showed the world that the governor wasn't up to the task during Katrina..........now this ignorance. Not only was his speech elementary and not accurate, how can a governor of one of the poorest states in the country even think about not accepting money to help his state. Just goes to show that he doesn't give a damn about the needs of the people of the state, he is only thinking about his own political aspirations. What he doesn't realize is that his party is only regional....they only have power in the south. His only chance of being president is if the confederacy was still around.

It's definitely going to seem strange not having Maze close the Essence Festival. Personally I always looked forward to that last night seeing Frankie Beverly and Maze close the show, with the entire crowd singing along........that's what gave Essence it's flavor........

It's definitely going to seem strange not having Maze close the Essence Festival. Personally I always looked forward to that last night seeing Frankie Beverly and Maze close the show, with the entire crowd singing along........that's what gave Essence it's flavor........

Edge is a really good person also, he has taken good care of his entire family. He is the kind of person that everyone that really knows him can be proud of. I wish him good luck on Sunday against the Steelers.

Signing Dan Morgan would be crazy, the guy is injury-prone and old. Linebackers have to be athletic, fast, smart and durable. The Saints need a free safety desperately, someone who can adjust to the ball in the air. Greg Williams coaches a pressure defense, he needs linebackers who can make plays, blitz, cover and stop the run.

Ball security has been a major problem for Brees lately. In the Tampa game he threw too many picks to win, and the two last night didn't help at all. The secondary is sub-par, linebackers are below average, Vilma has been an upgrade, but none of the linebackers are great blitzers. Payton called too many pass plays, especially in the weather conditions last night. Why were they interfering with Devon Hester, he does have great hands? The Saint could have won the last two games if the only would have played smart football. Instead of playing off of Hester, David should have been on the line of scrimmage challenging him with safety help over the top, don't give him a free release off of the line! He is a defensive back playing wide receiver, he's not Randy Moss!

What goes around, comes around. She got what she deserved! She attempted to join a racist terrorist organization, and they killed her. That's what the KKK does. Just think of the thousands of black people these terrorist killed throughout history. The Klu Klux Klan should be treated the same as any terrorist organization. Do you think alQaida would be allowed to run free and continue to organize in Louisiana or anywhere else in this country? Well, why then is the Klan allowed to continue to exist?
We might not be able to find Osama bin Laden and kill him, but we know where David Duke's a$$ is. Arrest him and execute him, that would put an end to all of this Klan foolishness. This is 2008, the Klan should be a distant ugly memory from America's past!

Just a quick observation. Didn't the government make sure it destroyed the Black Panther Party. They were standing up for black power, equal rights, providing breakfast and head start programs for disadvantaged kids, educating the people and exercising their right to bear arms against a segregated racist society. J.Edgar Hoover made sure that the FBI killed, or imprisoned every significant Panther until the party was destroyed.

Now why can't the government do the same with a truly terrorist organization like the Klu Klux Klan.
An organization that has been known to promote hate and have actually lynched, tarred and feather, murdered, beat and abused thousands, and intimidated so many more. The KKK should be no more than a distant memory in 2008. Their complete obliteration should be one of the first objectives of the new administration.

Play Jefferson, and bench Lee. It's as simple as that. Lee can not cut it at this level. He has already given away two games this season. On a third and three, when he had a chance to run for the first down and move the chains, he pulled up and and threw the ball like a little girl. On that play he showed that he's a coward, and he's playing scared. Time to turn the page on Lee.

Race is a subject the white man doesn't want to talk about because of his guilt. When you have lynched, burned, disinfranchised and discriminated against millions of blacks, naturally it is a subject you would rather avoid. Whites achieved most of their wealth in this country on the backs of black slaves, and then past it down to generation after generation. "Old Money" which accounts for the majority of white wealth, especially in Louisiana and the rest of the south,can be directly attributed to slavery, that's a fact!

Louisiana is backward and racist,and truly showed it's ignorance in backing Bush and McCain. It's a new day and unless the state can grasp that, it will continue to be seen as behind the times. There is New Orleans, and Baton Rouge surrounded by Klan country. I grew up there and I know what I'm talking about. By supporting David Duke, Louisiana really showed how pitiful the state has become. That's why most intelligent, talented black people leave Louisiana and only come back to retire.

netricks made a very provocative point that no one seems to be able to put their minds around.
LEGALIZE DRUGS!!! This would dramatically reduce the murder rate and the over all crime rate through out the country. The government could tax drug sales just like they do alcohol. This would bring a tremendous amount of revenue into the economy and eliminate the drug trade. America had this same problem with violence during prohabition, when alcohol sales were illegal. Al Capone and the mafia killed either other gangland style for control of the booze trade. Once the government legalize alcohol, the violence dropped. The drug trade is so appealing because the demand is high and the money is tax free. If the government regulated drugs sales in a controlled environment, like liquor stores, this would eliminate allot of the genocide in the black community. In Amsterdam where most drugs are legal, they only have a fraction of the crime that New Orleans does.

Many of you may not agree with my point of view, but it is time for some drastic measures. This is something that should be looked at seriously. Dealing drugs wouldn't be so attractive to our youth if the money wasn't so easy to make. How many people do you hear of killing each other over liquor sales? Law enforcement could concentrate on locking up real predators like the ones that murdered these young men instead of diverting resources to deal with petty drug possession crimes. To eliminate the drug trade, you have to stop making selling drugs profitable. Any first year economics student could tell you this. People who choose use drugs, and lets be for real, there is a very high demand for drugs in our society. Would be able to purchase them in a controlled environment and pay taxes on their purchase. There would be no need to purchase drugs on the street, therefore eliminating drug dealers. This is a 21st century approach to this problem.